Hill 5630 is the prominent formation at the west end of Iron King Trail.

Iron King Trail

2021-07-01 0

With five of the six national forests closed in Arizona until at least September, finding a hike — let alone nine! — in Arizona that […]

Paul's pooch Lily, making snow angels at the Upper Saddle.

Hyde Mountain

2021-03-20 0

After a complete lack of flowers at Picacho Peak and Phoenix Sonoran Preserve the last two weeks, I decided to skip this week’s scheduled Phoenix-area […]

The only sign on the Governors Peak hike announces the obvious. Notice the exposed plastic summit log container.

Governors Peak

2021-02-25 0

Less than an hour from my home in Sunnyslope, Governors Peak is not far from Phoenix. The trailhead is on a dirt road, but one […]

Loy Butte

Loy Canyon Trail #5

2020-10-15 0

I was on the Mogollon Rim two weeks ago, hunting fall colors in Merritt Draw & Maverick Canyon. With a big cross country drive coming […]